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e Weekend at Antietam National Battlefield

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Coats & Quilts\, Soldiers & Civilians

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The National Museum of Civil War Medici
ne presents hands-on history program in the Dunker Church at Antietam Nati
onal Battlefield. Staff and volunteers weave together stories of soldiers
and civilians who fought and lived on Antietam Battlefield 150 years ago.
Join us for special presentations on quilts\,
dresses and clothing at 12:00 and 2:00 each day. The program featu
res the 1873 Pry Memory Quilt – this original quilt was made and signed by
friends and neighbors as a going-away gift when the Pry Family moved from
the Antietam Battlefield to Tennessee. Learn historic and modern quiltin
g techniques. Don’t miss this rare event.